Driven by our purpose, "Leading the future of storytelling, we move the world through stories", Storytel Group inspires and entertains people around the world by blending innovation with tradition. We bring stories to life across various formats for everyone to discover. Anytime. Anywhere.
Ready for your next chapter? We're looking for a Platform Owner – Astrid Platform to join Earselect team in Stockholm!
Earselect is a tech-forward production partner for the modern publishing world and an independent subsidiary of Storytel We bridge the gap between traditional storytelling and cutting-edge technology, specializing in high-quality audio production, AI-driven narration, and global digital distribution.
We are a small team where every person’s input counts. We pride ourselves on being fast, flexible, and always focused on what’s next.
Astrid is our internally developed, proprietary online platform that serves as the heart of our audio production and distribution processes. It is a sophisticated platform that manages everything from scheduling, audio recording, audio editing and AI narration to complex metadata distribution and financial reporting. As we scale our international footprint, Astrid is the engine driving our innovation.
We are seeking a Platform Owner to act as the 'Orchestrator' for Astrid. You’ll be the crucial bridge between our business stakeholders and our engineering teams, translating commercial needs into a clear technical plan that makes sense for everyone. You won't just be managing a to-do list; your job is to align different perspectives, ensure the platform delivers reliable and scalable value, and keep our small-team agility intact.
Platform Lifecycle: Owning the lifecycle of the platform, including enhancements, upgrades, integrations, and decommissioning.
Backlog Planning: Take high-level project goals from our internal "Astrid Forum" and break them down into well-defined, actionable technical requirements.
Roadmapping: Create and maintain a transparent product roadmap that provides the business with predictable release dates and clear visibility into the "when" and "how" of platform evolution.
Stakeholder Partnership: Act as the primary partner for our business leads (Sales, Production, Distribution as well as Clients), helping them define their needs and prioritizing them against the company’s strategic goals.
Optimizing Delivery: Ensure the development team has a clear, distraction-free path to execute. You handle the "pre-work" and requirement gathering so the engineers can focus on building world-class technology.
Process Ownership: Own the project management tools (Jira) and the release cycle, ensuring every new feature is tested, documented, and successfully rolled out to users.
You are someone who genuinely loves technology and the logic behind a great process. You enjoy the puzzle of taking a complex idea and finding the smartest, most efficient way to build it.
To be successful in this role, we think you have:
3+ years experience in platform management, product ownership, or related roles.
The Right Language Skills: Fluent in English (mandatory); Swedish is a strong plus.
Jira Expertise: You are highly proficient in Jira and know how to use it to keep a team organized, transparent, and moving forward.
Experience with Digital Platforms: You’ve likely worked with SaaS, internal tools, or digital media before. You understand how platforms scale and what makes a user experience work.
An Organised Spirit: you are well-versed in Agile or Scrum, but you are flexible enough to adapt those frameworks to fit a small, fast-paced company.
A Stakeholder Mindset: You are excellent at managing expectations. You can listen to a business owner's vision, ask the right questions, and translate that into a technical plan everyone believes in.
Experience in one or several of the following would be considered a bonus
Development experience - Although not a developer position, we are a small team and the ability to step up would be considered beneficial.
Audio production tools, systems and processes
Publishing industry experience
Distribution system experience
Join a world of stories
At Storytel, we're a team of creative story lovers who thrive on collaboration and new ideas. Our workplace is friendly, dynamic, and full of opportunities to experiment and make an impact. We believe in trust, flat hierarchies, and empowering you to grow with us.
Does this sound like your next story? Simply fill out the application form and share your CV or LinkedIn profile – no cover letter needed. Answer a few questions, and you're all set.
We are a storytelling company. Driven by our purpose - “Leading the future of storytelling, we move the world through stories” - Storytel Group inspires and entertains people around the world by blending innovation with tradition. We bring stories to life across various formats for everyone to discover. Anytime. Anywhere.
Storytel Group operates in two business areas: Streaming and Publishing. The streaming service is one of the largest audiobook and e-book services, offering more than 1.6 million titles, in over 40 languages to more than 2.5 million subscribers. Through the Publishing unit, we deliver high-quality stories from acclaimed authors across numerous genres via renowned publishing houses such as Bokfabriken, Gummerus, Lind & Co, Norstedts Publishing Group, People’s and Storyside. The headquarters are located in Stockholm, Sweden.
The Storytel Group operates its streaming business under the brands Storytel, Mofibo, and Audiobooks.com. The publishing branch includes Storytel Books and the audiobook publisher StorySide. The headquarters are located in Stockholm, Sweden.
